Presider: Mr. Roy Kim
Congregational Prayer: Elder Paul Han
Children's Catechism: Mr. Roy Kim
Ministry of the Word: Pastor James Lee
Ministry of the Lord’s Supper: the Session
Call to Worship - Isa. 40:1-5
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
double for all her sins.
3 A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
Hymn of Adoration
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - Trinity Hymnal (196)
Responsive Reading: The Nicene Creed (p. 846)
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father;
by whom all things were made;
who for us and for our salvation
came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary,
and was made man;
and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried;
and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures,
and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father;
and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son;
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified;
who spoke by the prophets;
and we believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church;
we acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins;
and we look for the resurrection of the dead,
and of the life of the world to come. Amen.
Confession of Sin
Hymn of Assurance
What Child Is This - Trinity Hymnal (213)
Shepherd's Prayer
Children's Catechism
25. In the covenant of life, what did God require Adam to do?
To obey God perfectly.
26. What did God promise in the covenant of life?
To reward Adam with life if he obeyed God perfectly.
27. What did God threaten in the covenant of life?
To punish Adam with death if he disobeyed God.
Scripture Reading - Luke 2:25-35
25 Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26 And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27 And he came in the Spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, 28 he took him up in his arms and blessed God and said,
29 “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace,
according to your word;
30 for my eyes have seen your salvation
31 that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples,
32 a light for revelation to the Gentiles,
and for glory to your people Israel.”
33 And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him. 34 And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign that is opposed 35 (and a sword will pierce through your own soul also), so that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”
Sermon - “The Consolation of Israel: the Lord’s Christ”
The Lord’s Supper
Hymn of Gratitude and Offering
God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen - Trinity Hymnal (211)
Benediction
Doxology
Doxology - Trinity Hymnal (735)